February 15, 2017 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log
Per RMLin-M appears awake, windy at nest 3:52am; per bobbywh-rain & lightening 4:30am; per BEL-TNTalons-JaniBop-M gets up & flaps her wings to stretch & dry off 7:08:12am, feeding 7:11:43, IR light off 7:14:38; feeding over, M flaps her wings again then starts fluffing the bole 7:17:26, M does a PS 7:19:32 M shimmies down on eaglets 7:19:50; D in FD w/coot & M chirps softly to him 7:35:16; D feeds M a bite 7:38:00; M doesn't want to get up so D heads to LB 7:39:01, D out 7:39:14am; D in on LB 7:50:47, D out from LB 7:52:42; M up 8:13:23, does some fluffin' & wing flapping; M to LYB 8:16:25 & out 8:16:43; M In FD 8:18:12; M feeds babies 8:19:04; M fluffs 8:21:45 & nestles down 8:22:09; Babies getting rowdy so M gets up 9:02:41; M feeds them coot 9:03:33; M fluffs & nestles down 9:10:28; S/C#1-D in LYB 9:27:16; M up 9:27:22; D to nest 9:27:27; M to LYB 9:27:37 & out 9:27:44; D greets the babies and nestles down 9:28:50; D plucks at coot 10:21:39; D feeds babies 10:31:48; D settles 10:34:58; D gets up and moves to pantry 11:24:16; Nibbles a bit and feeds babies 11:29:32; Settles 11:36:06; D out for a fly-about 12:16:58, D back in to LB calling out 12:17:39; D walks down branch to nest 12:19:25; D nibbles in pantry for a bit; S/C#2- M in to LB w/talon full of fluff 12:23:37; D is busted; M to nest 12:24:29; M nibbles and starts feeding babies 12:26:24; D out BD 12:26:49; M settles 12:33:15; M gets up 1:49:09; feeds 1:49:34; M moves over babies 1:58:43; Pulls up the fluff 2:00:43; M gets up and goes to pantry 3:18:14; Feeds babies 3:19:08; S/C#3- D in BD w/talons full of fluff 3:24:05; M starts spreading it right away; M hops to LB 3:25:51; M out 3:26:05; D moves some pantry stuff 3:27:08; Pulls out older coot 3:27:40; D moves over to babies 3:28:58; settles 3:29:15; D to LB 3:55:15; D back to nest 3:58:19; D covers babies 4:00:16; S/C#4-D gets up 4:26:34; M in to LB 4:26:53; M to nest 4:27:34; D to RB 4:28:01; D out 4:28:12; M up for feeding 6:10:25pm.